Israeli troops dismantle fifth Palestinian West Bank outpost
Published February 10, 2013
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli troops evacuated Palestinian and foreign activists attempting to erect a Palestinian outpost in the West Bank.
The soldiers dismantled a tent and removed the equipment brought to the site by the some 30 activists, according to reports.
The eviction of the outpost site, which the activists called Canaan, took place on Saturday near Mount Hebron.
It is the fifth Palestinian outpost in the West Bank to be dismantled in the last five weeks.
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